AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 14, 2023

An AI model can accurately predict malignancy on breast ultrasound based on BI-RADS assessment, according to research published December 11 in Academic Radiology. Previous studies have demonstrated how AI can be applied to breast ultrasound. of follow-ups,” the Guldogan team wrote.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 22, 2024

ChatGPT-4 demonstrated high accuracy in analyzing and interpreting thyroid and renal ultrasound images in a small study published March 19 in Radiology Advances. These functionalities indicate the tool's potential to improve radiological workflows by pre-screening and categorizing ultrasound images,” Sultan told AuntMinnie.com.

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ScienceDaily

JANUARY 15, 2025

Researchers have designed process that uses ultrasound to modify the behavior of cancer-fighting T cells by increasing their cell permeability. They targeted freshly isolated human immune cells with tightly focused ultrasound beams and clinically approved contrast agent microbubbles.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Ultrasound's utility will be on full display at this year's RSNA annual meeting, showing its merit in a wide variety of clinical applications. Research to be presented at the annual meeting in Chicago will explore the modality's clinical applications in musculoskeletal, pediatric, abdominal, and women's imaging among other areas.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Ultrasound’s versatility is once again on display at RSNA 2024, with researchers showcasing the modality’s ability to be on par with CT and MRI for guiding diagnosis and treatment strategies in some clinical scenarios. or “Can ultrasound be a suitable alternative to MRI for breast imaging?” And let’s not forget about AI.

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Radiology Business

DECEMBER 21, 2023

“Providing clear guidance on when to order thyroid ultrasounds can help reduce unnecessary healthcare utilization and potential overtreatment," experts wrote.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2023

An AI assistance system can aid novice sonographers in assessing the rotator cuff, a study published December 1 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology found. While ultrasound is a go-to method for assessing shoulder joint diseases, it is a user-dependent modality. in the test set. This indicates robustness and accuracy, they noted.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A wearable ultrasound sticker the size of a postage stamp can continuously measure tissue stiffness and may have a place in monitoring organ transplantation patients, according to research published February 9 in Science Advances. However, with traditional ultrasound, monitoring cannot be performed continuously.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Gastrointestinal imagers should use high-quality MR enterography for complex inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) cases that can't be dealt with using intestinal ultrasound, even though both tests contribute to overall assessment, said an expert leading an advanced course on imaging Crohn's disease at ECR 2025. "MR

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A team led by Hisham Mehanna, PhD, from the University of Birmingham in England, found that strain ultrasound elastography does not reduce the nondiagnostic rate of FNAC, as well as the number of thyroidectomies or unnecessary thyroidectomies performed. months for ultrasound FNAC. months for ultrasound FNAC.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 20, 2024

A team of researchers led by Fangyi Liu, MD, from the Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing, found that their multiparametric ultrasound model can predict metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), regardless of hepatitis B virus infection status.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) system improves the diagnostic performance of breast ultrasound, according to findings published October 6 in Heliyon. Ultrasound is the go-to modality for diagnostic breast imaging after suspicious mammography findings. However, conventional ultrasound isn’t without its faults.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A novel method using ultrasound videos predicts fetal birth weight, according to Dutch research published October 20 in Computers in Biology and Medicine. This module uses tabular clinical data to improve fetal birth weight estimation. This includes using 2D spatiotemporal feature representations to improve performance.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Ultrasound use has shifted over the past decade, including whether radiologists, surgeons, or nonphysicians practitioners perform the exams, a study published on December 13 in the American Journal of Roentgenology found. It described shifts in ultrasound use across billing provider specialties and places of service in the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 7, 2024

AUSTIN, TX -- Hands-on training that works better with medical students' schedules can improve practical skills and foster mentorship for promoting ultrasound use, according to research presented April 7 at UltraCon. Amerigo Allegretto Ultrasound offers a safe, cost-effective method for real-time imaging capability.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The ultrasound market is going through one of the most exciting and innovative periods in its history. The handheld ultrasound market is still maturing, there are many new technologies being developed such as ultrasound patches and wearable transducers, opening new avenues for diagnostic use. Mustafa Hassan of Signify Research.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Whats more, Philips announced an AI research collaboration with the Mayo Clinic for cardiac MRI. The scanner also includes virtual tools such as the firms CT Collaboration Live service for real-time collaboon and clinical or technical support. In other developments, Philips announced a pilot collaboration with AI firm Annalise.ai.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Combining ultrasound with MRI could help better differentiate between benign and malignant breast nonmass-like lesions initially detected on ultrasound, a study published October 12 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology found. Ultrasound and MRI have their tradeoffs in supplemental breast imaging. Sensitivity 93.7%

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 17, 2024

Some of the top "domains" of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) incorporate the technology into lung ultrasound applications, according to research published in the Journal of Radiology Nursing. As POCUS continues to grow in popularity inside the clinic, there is a need for standardized training and best practices.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 31, 2025

MRI-Monitored Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation (TULSA) MRI-monitored TULSA utilizes robotically driven directional thermal ultrasound and closed-loop temperature feedback control software to deliver predictable physician-prescribed ablation of prostate tissue for treatment of prostate cancer. PC-6.47 $525.63 $209.28 48.96 $1,583.68

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

Deep learning could improve real-time lung ultrasound interpretation, according to a study published January 29 in Ultrasonics. found that a deep learning model trained on lung ultrasound allowed for segmentation and characterization of artifacts on images when tested on a phantom model. DEED, Attribution 4.0 Pleural line 0.81

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Lung ultrasound (LUS) scoring is reliable for determining whether preterm newborns need surfactant for suspected respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), a study published February 19 in Pediatrics & Neonatology found. It also compared ultrasound scores with chest x-ray scores to predict the need for surfactant administration.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 9, 2024

An immersive virtual reality (VR)-based test can distinguish between operators with varying levels of thoracic ultrasound skill, a Danish study published January 6 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology found. With ultrasound being a user-dependent imaging modality, operator skills are important for diagnostic accuracy.

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Health Imaging

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Experts believe the tool has “excellent” potential to help guide decisions during labor and delivery in the future.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 18, 2024

Continuing to expand its ultrasound AI capabilities, GE HealthCare has signed an agreement to acquire Wales-based Intelligent Ultrasound Group's clinical AI software business for total consideration of approximately $51 million. Intelligent Ultrasound Chief Operating Officer Nick Sleep will also come over to GE HealthCare.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 26, 2024

“Living” and “viable” should be avoided in first-trimester ultrasound lexicon when imaging pregnant women, according to new guidelines introduced August 27 by the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU), published in Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

VIENNA – GE HealthCare (GEHC) is highlighting a revamped ultrasound product line, the European launch of its Signa Champion 1.5-tesla In ultrasound, GEHC is debuting Logiq Totus, a midrange, full-body scanner designed for use in a variety of clinical scenarios. Images courtesy of GE HealthCare.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Lung ultrasound underdiagnoses clinically significant pneumothorax, suggest findings published September 20 in Surgery. Researchers led by Jarrett Santorelli, MD, from the University of California, San Diego found that ultrasound on initial trauma evaluation has low sensitivity and a high rate of false-negative exams.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) could be a suitable alternative to CT for early detection of complications in splenic trauma thats nonoperatively managed, according to a study presented on February 28 at ECR 2025. Finardi, however, highlighted that timing for such management has not been established.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 26, 2025

Microultrasounds performance was noninferior to that of MRI and conventional ultrasound in a randomized clinical trial led by Adam Kinnaird, MD, PhD, from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and colleagues. in the MRI and conventional ultrasound group; and 40.3% in the microultrasound and MRI group.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Modalities ranging from ultrasound and MRI to molecular breast imaging and contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) will have their time in the spotlight. M1-SSBR04-1 | Room S406A The impact of screening mammography versus clinical mode of detection on mortality will be explored in this presentation. 8:10 a.m. | 8:10 a.m. | 8:40 a.m. |

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Canon Medical's new midrange ultrasound scanner, Aplio me. VIENNA -- Canon Medical Systems Europe unveiled a new ultrasound scanner and a radiography/fluoroscopy (R/F) system in its booth at ECR 2024. Researchers at the institution began acquiring clinical exams on the system in late January, the company said.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Rural, older, and poorer children face barriers in obtaining an ultrasound exam for acute appendicitis, according to research published October 17 in the Journal of Surgical Research. It also found that they are less likely to undergo ultrasound at hospitals that have ultrasound resources. emergency departments.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 26, 2024

An ultrasound-based deep learning radiomics nomogram (DLRN) model performed well in a study about predicting tumor status and lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients post chemotherapy. This fusion model can also predict the prognosis of patients, which could help clinicians make better clinical decisions,” Shu and colleagues wrote.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Large language model (LLM) Mistral outperformed Llama and rivals the performance of GPT-4 Turbo in a real-world application that assessed the completeness of clinical histories accompanying radiology imaging orders from the emergency department, researchers have reported. The study findings were published February 25 in Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2025

Despite imaging referrals being frequent in a free clinic setting, less than half of referral submissions resulted in completed appointments, suggest findings published March 18 in Clinical Imaging. Underserved populations who may rely on charitable services like free clinics face more barriers than others.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Ultrasound contrast agents show promise for detecting and evaluating uterine disorders and prostate cancers, according to research presented at the annual Advances in Contrast Ultrasound meeting in Chicago. He recommended that sonographers be trained to place IVs and administer the ultrasound agent.

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